EPA Announces $4.2 Million in Grants to Clean Up Contaminated Sites in Wisconsin

(CHICAGO – May 29, 2012) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $4.2 million in grants to redevelop contaminated properties, create jobs and protect public health in Wisconsin. These “brownfield grants” are used to assess and clean up abandoned industrial and commercial properties.

The Wisconsin grants are part of the EPA’s $69.3 million 2012 nationwide brownfields grants to clean up and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies, create jobs and protect public health.